Category Archives: Front Pages

March 16, 1938

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, prepare yourself for a shock: Police Chief James Davis wants–more officers. Below, Hitler calls the expansion of Germany "The greatest achievement of my life" … Austrian Jews are barred from voting. Quote of the day: A wave of lawlessness … Continue reading →

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March 16, 1908: Homeless Camps in Mojave

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, The Times examines life among the homeless in the railroad yards and encampments of Mojave. Note the particularly unfortunate use of an ethnic slur in the artwork by The Times’ cartoonist Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale …

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March 15, 1958

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, integration in the Los Angeles City Fire Department is not going well  …  Below, the Coast Guard inspects ships in California’s ports on the theory that 50 men with suitcases could smuggle a terrorist weapon into the country (Gosh, … Continue reading →

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March 15, 1938

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, in the midst of a story about Hitler’s takeover of Austria, we find the sentence: "Strange men embraced." I suppose we would recast that now. On the jump, church bells ring throughout Vienna from the moment Hitler crosses the … Continue reading →

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March 15, 1908

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an early model of electric car is  being sold in Pasadena … Below, “The She-Dogs of Anarchy”–there’s a headline that says: “Read me.”

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March 14, 1938

Posted on March 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, ethnic humor that appeared, incredibly enough, on The Times’ editorial page … Below, Hitler celebrates the takeover of Austria with a vegetarian meal … Holocaust deniers, please note the stories on mobs beating Jews … Quote of the day: … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1958

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, what has to be the quote of the day: "Two things are at stake for America in the Middle East … Arab oil and Arab friendship. Both depend upon understanding. You can afford to lose the oil. You cannot … Continue reading →

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Hitler defies world!

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1938 Above, actress Margaret "Devil Dogs of the Air" Lindsay, star of "Gold Is Where You Find It." Below, the streets of Vienna are filled with Austrians giving the Nazi salute and shouting lustily: "We were just following … Continue reading →

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Dick Tracy

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1938 Just to compare to the current crop of graphic novels, here’s a panel from Chester Gould’s "Dick Tracy" and yes, he’s beating up a suspect. In fact, he had the man unhandcuffed just to slap him around, … Continue reading →

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St. Francis Dam breaks

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, entertainment of the day … Below, because the St. Francis Dam broke after the March 13 paper had been published, The Times couldn’t report the disaster until March 14 … Robert Towne drew on this event as a plot … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1908

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, furnishings for the smartly decorated office in 1908 (shoutout to my pals at Allsteel!) Below, the postmaster receives a letter from a 60-year-old widow asking his help in finding a man … A modest appearance conceals the heart of … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1958

Posted on March 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a cook goes on a bloody rampage–and no, we didn’t follow up on this story. According to California death records, mad cook Andrew Rewal lived to the age of 79, presumably without access to sharp objects  … Below, the … Continue reading →

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Hitler seizes Austria!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an excerpt from the Saturday religion page featuring the Church of the Open Door and Sister Aimee at Angelus Temple … Below,  Hitler seizes Austria and the world holds its breath. Quote of the day: Developments in Austria "make … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1908

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, notes on pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski during his stay in Los Angeles. A typical musician, he is usually so wound up after his performances that he doesn’t go to bed until 4 a.m., then sleeps to noon … The … Continue reading →

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March 11, 1958

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an early column by Jack Smith. Click on the thumbnail for the entire story … Below, meat prices are going up by 3 cents to 21 cents a pound (22 cents to $1.53 USD 2007) … The U.S. will … Continue reading →

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March 11, 1938

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, The Times not only identified a woman who says she was the victim of an attack (notice how we tiptoe around the word "rape"), we even ran her picture. Even though I knew newspapers used to do identify rape … Continue reading →

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March 11, 1908: Masked Night Riders Terrorize Blacks

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, 100 masked night riders shoot and whip African Americans in Birmingham, Ky. …  A man is arrested after a fight over a woman turns deadly …  And there’s pandemonium in prices at Bukowski Square, courtesy of Overell’s.

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March 10, 1958

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, yes, it’s William Peter Blatty, author of "The Exorcist," writing about the Middle East. In fact, he was in the U.S. Foreign Service and stationed in Beirut … Below, attempts to control air pollution in California … Mamie Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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March 10, 1938

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, two more movies that are not on Netflix … Below, Mayor Frank Shaw dismisses the recall campaign as the work of "New York vice lords" who are trying to take over the city … Please don’t pick the wildflowers … Continue reading →

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Long Beach quake

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1933 Long Beach Email me

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